Honesty and Integrity

Our Commitment to Honest College Counseling

Since 2014, Academic Angle’s honest, transparent approach has helped hundreds of students from all walks of life navigate the many choices involved in finding the right college. We’ve also helped many students position themselves for merit scholarships and financial aid, reducing the ever-rising cost of a college education. Nothing is more rewarding to us than watching our students move into college and adulthood with confidence and clarity!

Our students work hard to prepare for college and find their best-fit college home the right way. Academic Angle remains committed to teaching the process, not cheating it. As you begin your college search, I encourage you to keep the following in mind:

• Beware of shortcuts and guarantees. If anyone claims to have “inside” connections, offers guaranteed admission, or promises a special advantage, they’re trying to mislead you. Be cautious of pay-to-play “research” or publications, inflated activities, and services that write essays for students, including with AI. Admissions officers are skilled at spotting inauthentic applications, and an essay that isn’t the student’s own can put an admission at risk.
• Fit matters more than prestige. Every student has many great college options, and no student should have to become someone they’re not to be admitted. The “best” school is the one that fits a student academically, socially, and financially.
• Choose a counselor who follows ethical standards. Most admissions officers, school counselors, and independent educational consultants (IECs) are ethical, caring professionals who devote their careers to helping students and families. Before hiring a counselor, make sure they follow professional ethical standards through organizations such as AICEP, NACAC, or IECA.

As a Certified Educational Planner and a member of IECA and NACAC, I promise that Academic Angle will continue to uphold the high ethical standards we set when we opened our doors in 2014. We have never guaranteed admission, written students’ essays, offered special favors, or promised back-door admission to any college, and we never will.